Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, this town has 2,145 residents.
Gosné’s schools beat most (A): brevet results a point above the expected rate. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,318/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Liffré-Cormier Communauté. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gosné has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Gosné does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gosné with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Gosné has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gosné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cinq menhirs dans la forêt de Haute-Sève, in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gosné.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. 41% of adults hold a degree, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gosné | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre de DreuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Gosné’s deaths ran at 79 per 100 expected, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (80) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 94 residents of Gosné died, against 119 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Gosné is Hopital Prive Sevigne, 11.1 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Gosné can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs based in Gosné number 250, against 1,100 residents in work (0.2 per worker). At the census, 6.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Median disposable income comes to €27,700 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,318/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Gosné between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,344/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gosné. Best known first.
Nothing in Gosné is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gosné.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosné | 2,145 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 4,203 | 2.7 | A+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Liffré | 9,339 | 3.3 | A | C | B+ | B− |
| La Bouëxière | 4,667 | 4.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 2,927 | 5.8 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 4,304 | 7 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | 2,592 | 7.2 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gosné has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,318/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gosné grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Gosné is a commune of 2,145 people in the Communauté de communes Liffré-Cormier Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.